Chaoyang District, Shantou
| Chaoyang 潮阳区 | |
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| District | |
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Chaoyang Wenguang Pagoda | |
 Location of Chaoyang in Shantou | |
  Chaoyang Location in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 23°19′N 116°29′E / 23.317°N 116.483°ECoordinates: 23°19′N 116°29′E / 23.317°N 116.483°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shantou |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Chaoyang District (postal: Chaoyang; simplified Chinese: 潮阳区; traditional Chinese: 潮陽區; pinyin: Cháoyáng Qū) is a district in the municipality of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.
Administration
Population figures given as of the 2003 census.
Subdistricts (街道, jiedao)
- Wenguang (文光) - pop. 146649
- Mianbei (棉北) - pop. 54942
- Chengnan (城南) - pop. 108651
- Jinpu (金浦) - pop. 79252
Towns (镇, zhen)
- Haimen (海门) - pop. 115221
- Guanbu (关埠) - pop. 121930
- Heping (和平) - pop. 162174
- Gurao (谷饶) - pop. 135628
- Guiyu (贵屿) - pop. 133727
- Tongmeng (铜盂) - pop. 116044
- Jinyu (金玉) - pop. 77977
- Zaopu (灶浦) - pop. 49406
- Xilu (西胪) - pop. 154725
- Hexi (河溪) - pop. 79155
Famous natives
- Chin Sophonpanich, founder of Bangkok Bank
- Cai Chusheng (1906–1968), film director
- Huang Guangyu, Chinese billionaire
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